What is 3/5 + 11/12?

This is how we add

3

5

&plus;

11

12

Step 1

Can you add yet? Nope! The denominators don't match. We need a common denominator. So next we take both denominators and multiply them. Next, take each numerator and multiply it by the denominator of the other term.

So, we multiply 3 by 12, and get 36, then we multiply 5 by 12 and get 60.

Now for the second term. You multiply 11 by 5, and get 55, then multiply 5 by 12 and get 60.